Former Holland star Edgar Davids has successfully sued a gaming franchise after one of their character skin's resembled the former Juventus midfielder.

Davids, who also played for Barcelona, AC Milan and Tottenham, sued the League of Legends Video game due to 'Striker Lucian' sharing a striking similarity with him.

The character has long dreadlocks and is also wearing protective glasses which were synonymous with Davids during his distinguished career.

Edgar Davids has successfully sued a gaming franchise after one of their character skin's resembled the former midfielder

Davids sued the League of Legends Video game due to the 'Striker Lucian' character sharing a striking similarity with him

Riot Games, the 'Lol' online multiplayer game developers of the 'LoL' online, insisted the similarities between the model and Davids were not enough to confuse the pair.

However, that defence was weakened in the lawsuit, after a now-deleted tweet by a former Riot employee read back in 2014: 'For all you wondering, Striker Lucian was inspired by soccer pro Edgar Davids.'

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Court documents read: 'The court has come to the conclusion that the skin should be considered as a portrait. Striker Lucian is so similar to the former player - dark skin, sporting look, aggressive style, black dreadlocks and sporting goggles - that the skin and images of Striker Lucian remind people of the player. That assessment has taken context and the purpose of use of the portrait into account.

Davids started his career with Ajax before going on to earn 74 caps for the Dutch national team

'The player's marketable popularity is enough reason for the former player to fight the use of his portrait. The player's interests outweigh the commercial interests of the game to offer the Striker Lucian skin and no reasonable compensation has been offered to the player. Riot Games therefore owe the player a compensation fee.

'To determine the height of this fee, Riot Games has to reveal how much money was made from the use of this skin. The court will rule on the height of the compensation in its next verdict.'

Davids, now 44, retired as a professional in 2014 having appeared as Barnet player/manager in the final 18 months of his playing career.

Starting his career with Ajax, Davids went on to earn 74 Holland caps and won six league titles and the Champions League on one occasion.